{"id":43295,"date":"2020-07-11T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2647917"},"modified":"2020-07-11T18:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T18:02:00","slug":"usain-bolt-says-open-to-comeback-if-coach-asks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/11\/usain-bolt-says-open-to-comeback-if-coach-asks\/","title":{"rendered":"Usain Bolt says open to comeback \u2014 if coach asks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4222-logo.png\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_398292\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica reacts after winning his final race in home country during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 10, 2017. &nbsp;(Photo by Jewel SAMAD \/ AFP)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/files\/2020\/07\/000_PG5IG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-398292\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/files\/2020\/07\/000_PG5IG.jpg\" alt=\"Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica r\" width=\"612\" height=\"407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-398292\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-398292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica reacts after winning his final race in home country during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 10, 2017. &nbsp;(Photo by Jewel SAMAD \/ AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen Mills asked him.<\/p>\n<p>The world 100m and 200m record holder and eight-time Olympic champion told Variety magazine he had no plans to resurrect his sprinting career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the 33-year-old told Variety magazine in a video interview he would at least consider a comeback if veteran coach Mills asked him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If my coach came back and told me, let&rsquo;s do this, I will, because I believe so much in my coach,&rdquo; Bolt said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-new-featured\" class=\"modal-body nofbia\" data-word-count=\"314\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I know if he says we&rsquo;re going to do this, I know it&rsquo;s possible. Give Glen Mills a call, and I&rsquo;ll be back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bolt, who last competed internationally at the World Championships in London in 2017 where he won bronze in the 100m, said he does not visit the track any more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My coach gets too excited when I come to the track, so I stay away,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bolt meanwhile said he is adjusting to life as a father after he and partner Kasi Bennett welcomed a baby girl in May.<\/p>\n<p>Bolt said fatherhood was &ldquo;harder than breaking a world record.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got sick that first week as I was scared to fall asleep so I stayed up at nights just watching her,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am a heavy sleeper but I have learned that I am going to wake up, I am going to get up no matter what, I am getting better and I am learning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/sports.inquirer.net\/<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Agence France-Presse<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/4222-logo.png\" alt=\"\">Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica reacts after winning his final race in home country during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on June 10, 2017. &nbsp;(Photo by Jewel SAMAD \/ AFP) Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen Mills &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/07\/11\/usain-bolt-says-open-to-comeback-if-coach-asks\/\">Continue reading <span>Usain Bolt says open to comeback &mdash; if coach asks<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/07\/11\/usain-bolt-says-open-to-comeback-if-coach-asks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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